Dimensions and Psychometric Properties of the Social and Emotional Competencies Questionnaire (SEC-Q) in youth and adolescents

espanolResumen En diferentes paises se llevan a cabo numerosos programas de intervencion para promover el aprendizaje socio-emocional. Sin embargo, las principales competencias sociales y emocionales raramente se incluyen en un solo cuestionario o se miden como un unico constructo. Por ello, el objetivo de este estudio fue disenar y validar el Cuestionario de Competencias Socio-Emocionales. Este estudio instrumental se realizo con 643 estudiantes universitarios y con una muestra representativa de 2139 adolescentes. Los resultados mostraron que el cuestionario tiene muy buenas propiedades psicometricas e incluye cuatro componentes: autoconciencia, autogestion, conciencia social y conducta prosocial, y toma de decisiones. Estas competencias estan relacionadas positivamente con la inteligencia emocional percibida y negativamente con la alexitimia. Este cuestionario puede ser util para evaluar las competencias socio-emocionales en diferentes contextos. Tambien puede usarse para evaluar la efectividad de los programas de aprendizaje socio-emocional. EnglishAbstract Many intervention programs are conducted in different countries in order to promote social and emotional learning. Nevertheless, the number of instruments to evaluate these competencies is still low, and core social and emotional competencies are rarely included in a single questionnaire and measured as a single construct. Thus, this study was conducted to design and validate the Social and Emotional Competencies Questionnaire. This instrumental study was conducted with 643 university students and a representative sample of 2,139 adolescents. The results show that the questionnaire has good psychometric properties and includes four components: self-awareness, self-management and motivation, social-awareness and prosocial behavior, and decision-making. These competencies are positively related to perceived emotional intelligence and negatively related to alexithymia. This questionnaire can be useful in evaluating social and emotional competencies in different settings. It can also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of social and emotional learning programs.